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The EU’s Digital Services Act

Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on The EU’s Digital Services Act

The DSA came into effect last month. It applies specific requirements to ecommerce operators in the EU. The Act defines ecommerce/internet providers into a number of categories. The major platforms…

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Big Tech News

Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Big Tech News

Apple sent waves across the fintech landscape last month with the launch of its new savings account, which saw deposits reach nearly $1bn over the first 4 days. Savings are…

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Miscellaneous

Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Miscellaneous

Interesting Data Privacy Case – Transfers of Personal Data, the EU versus the US. Meta has been fined a record €1.2bn by the Irish Data Protection Commission for not complying…

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Sustainability, Reducing the Use of Plastics in Packaging and Action on Climate and Trade

Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Sustainability, Reducing the Use of Plastics in Packaging and Action on Climate and Trade

Recently Takealot announced that it would be using sustainable packaging. In this decision the South African ecommerce company was following other market leaders, such as Amazon. A lot is being…

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Africa’s Digital Trade is Low, but Overall Growth is Good

Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Africa’s Digital Trade is Low, but Overall Growth is Good

Trade in digitally delivered services boomed during COVID, with global exports growing by 15% on average in 2020-21. The newly released WTO-OECD Balanced Trade in Services report reveals digitally delivered…

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